•IfyouareremovinganadapterfromPCIexpansionslot6,7or8,removeriser-cardassembly2.
Step5.Disconnectanycablesfromtheadapter(makenoteofthecablerouting,incaseyoureinstall
theadapterlater).
Step6.Ifyouareremovingafull-height,full-lengthadapter,pulltheshippingbracketoutoftheriser-card
assembly.
Shipping bracket
PCI riser assembly
Figure119.Full-height,full-lengthadapter
Step7.1Slidetheretentionbracket;then,2rotateittotheopenposition.
Step8.Removethescrewsifpresent.Thesescrewscanbefastenedtothesideoftheriser-cardassembly
forstorageifneeded.
1
3
2
Adapter
Adapter connector
Bracket
PCI riser-card assembly
Figure120.Adapterremoval
Step9.Carefullygrasptheadapterbyitstopedgeoruppercorners,andpulltheadapterfromthePCI
expansionslot.
Step10.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheadapter,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseanypackaging
materialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
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